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‘Chellean Man’ was succeeded by Acheulian man who was a better craftsman than his predecessors. He gave his flint axes a straight cutting edge which made them more efficient. This period spanned about 65,000 years.
| Hand axes, believed to date from this period, have been found in the Thames Valley near Sutton Courtney, Abingdon, Crowmarsh Gifford, Radley and Wallingford. |
Stone Age Man and some of his Tools |
These relics indicate that early man settled in the Thames Valley before the onset of the last glaciation period and it is quite conceivable that some of these earliest settlers made their way up the Thames on simple log rafts or dugouts.
As glaciation became more severe and life in the Thames Valley grew more difficult, primative man retraced his steps and returned from where he came. It must be remembered that at that time Britain was still connected to continental Europe.
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